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Get ready for June’s community sporting extravaganza

Bikinis were defi nitely not on the agenda when beach volleyball star Lucy Boulton launched this year’s Challenge Swindon - Festival of
Sport in early March.
Apart from volleyball, dragon Get Active Month. Some options to
boat racing, angling, badminton, sign up for in June:
squash, hockey, netball, tennis, 1st The Castles Bike Ride - 10,
infl atable table football and boc- 19 and 25 mile cycle routes ride in
cia (like boules) will be on offer at aid of Macmillan. Details from Jill
leisure venues across the town over Greenway: 521630
Festival of Sport weekend - 31 May 7th Five miles to Fabulous. 5 mile
and 1 June. Some of the tournaments women’s bike ride. Call Tamina
are for individuals and others are Oliver: 466315 or toliver@swindon.
for teams - so now is the time to get gov.uk
together with family, friends and
work colleagues and decide which 8th Find your way round Swin-
sport to enter. don by bike - Fun, family cycle
A range of fun games and dem- orienteering event using the cycle
onstrations for people of all ages are network. Call Gladys Barr: 07951
also planned, and a festival atmo- 712727 or gladys.barr@swindon-
sphere will be created by jugglers, pct.nhs.uk.
stilt walkers and face painters. 14th & 15th Cancer Research Race
All the details can be found at: for Life at Lydiard Park. For details:
www.challengeswindon.org.uk www.raceforlife.org
The festival kicks off a month 15th British Heart Foundation
dedicated to getting everybody in Family Cycle ride. Call Sharon
Swindon active for the whole of Woodford: 07909 546596
June. There will be something for 28th & 29th Para Challenge - Dis-
absolutely everyone to get involved Lucy Bolton gets Swindon’s Festival of Sport and Get Active month going ability Sporting event. Contact Ben
in. See some of the opportunities to with coun Justin Tomlinson Humphrey: 617782 or bhumphrey@
participate on the right. family or work colleagues. Last The Challenge Swindon initia- swindon.gov.uk
Coun Justin Tomlinson, cabinet year’s events were greatly enjoyed tive, which includes the Festival
29th Wanborough Fun Run, an
member for leisure, culture and by all participants. If you missed it, of Sport, fi rst launched last year, is
event for all the family at Hoop-
recreation, said, “the Festival of here’s your chance to get involved part-funded by Sport England and
ers Field. Mail: Sue Smith: sue@
Sport and Get Active month will be a in a wonderful range of community aims to help people be ‘more active,
suesmith.info
great chance for everyone to get out activities, whether individually or more often.’ Other events are listed at:
and have a great time with friends, as part of a team.” • Walks in the West - see page 43 www.challengeswindon.org.uk

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